Locomotive and tender coupling



Sept. 21 1926. 1,600,803

. G- E. DAWSON LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER COUPLING Fil ed July 2. 1924 Patented Sept. 21, 1926. i

GEORGE EDWARD :oAwsoinor noncron, new BRUNSWICK, CANADA;

LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER CGUPLZNG.

Application meaznu 'z, 1924. Serial No. 723,724.

This invention is in the way of a locomoaperture .4 of the male hale-t3 of the coupling tive and tender coupling and its ob ect-1s to 1. The operat on of the device is apparent provide a coupling thatv will prevent the to those skilled in the art, from the forelocomotive from swaying the tender or the going description. I 5 tender from swaying the locomotive when l Vlnle I have herein described a certain going around a curve. 'speiiific method or" constructing and assem- In the drawing 7 bling the elements of my invention, it is Figure 1 is a plan View; understood same may be varied in minor de- Figure 2 is a side elevation; tails, not departing from the spirit of my 10 Figure 3 is a detail of the female half invention as defined in the appended claim.

of the coupling; I claim:

Figure 4 is a detail of the male half or A device of the kind described, comprising tliecoupling. e cooperating male and female members adapt- In carrying out this invention I provide ed to contactv and pivot horizontally; to

'15 a socket type coupling 1 comprising a fegether, the said female member being 7 male half 2 and a male half 3, The female formed with spaced ears at its upper and half 2 is formed with spaced ears '9 at its lower sides; the said male member having upper and lower sides, and is bolted or a coupling pin aperture formed thereotherwise secured to the locomotive while through; flat links adapted-to'fit between 20 the male half 3 is bolted or otherwise secured the said spaced cars at the upper and lower to the tender. A coupling pin aperture i sides of the female member, and adaptedto is provided in the'male half 3 of the conoverlap the upper andelowe r sides of the pling 1. Links 5 having apertures 6 proinserted male member, the said links having vided therein, are bolted or otherwise secouplingpin apertures registering with the 5 cured to the locomotive on both sides of the coupling pin apertures 01"- the male member; female half 2 of the coupling 1 as shown at the said t'emele member and the said links 7. The said links 5 are located between the being adapted for independent attachment said ears 9 of the female half 2, at the upper to a locomotive; and a coupling pin inserted and lower sides thereof, and are thuslockec through the said aligned apertures. v 30 by said ears against lateral displacement.- ln testimony whereof I aitiix my signature. f

A coupling pin 8 is pamed through the apertures 6 of the links 5 and the'coupling pin GEORGE EDVJARD DAWSQN. 

